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Murmur (mûr' mer) noun
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2. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.
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An installation by guest curator, Melbourne-based artist Rosslynd Piggott as part of the annual ‘house of ideas’ series
Monday 1 July 2013 – Wednesday 23 October 2013

We are delighted to invite Melbourne-based artist Rosslynd Piggott as guest curator for our annual ‘house of ideas’ Fairhall tour.

Following Akira Isogawa, Pascale Gomes McNabb and Romance was Born, our ‘house of ideas’ series continues to offer an opportunity to reinterpret William Johnston’s collection in new ways.

Piggott is well-known for her exquisite ethereal paintings and multi-media installations as well as her work on collaborative projects with galleries and museums both nationally and internationally.

In thinking about the concept, Piggott will assemble objects, recollect memories of William Johnston and recall Fairhall as Johnston lived in it. Piggott will evoke the many facets of Johnston and his life - as a person, a collector and as a gardener. In her sensitive and thought-provoking rearrangement of Fairhall, Piggott will recapture the spirit of the house as Johnston might have lived in it.

Piggott will add to its history with images taken from the archives and layered into the interior. She will do this through the introduction of some of her own still and moving images as remembrances and responses to Johnston’s life, collection and garden. With light and shadow, she will also project her own footage of Johnston’s beloved magnolias and camellias that will refract, reflect and exquisitely transform the Green Drawing Room.

Continuing with an underlying theme of her works, Piggott will create ‘both a conciliation and acknowledgement of the spirits who have lived there.’

Rosslynd Piggott is represented by Sutton Gallery, Melbourne; Milani Gallery, Brisbane; William Wright Projects, Sydney; Gallery 360 Degrees, Tokyo”

Open House Melbourne
Declare your love for Melbourne!
Saturday 27 July 2013

We are delighted to be involved with OpenHouse Melbourne again in 2013. This year over 100 locations across Melbourne will beopen to the public to explore, free of charge. Fairhall will be open on Saturday 27 July while Open House Melbourne will be held over the weekend of 27 and 28 July 2013.
For more information visit www.moh.org.au

Unlocking The Collection

Friday 31 May 2013, 2.15pm
Tuesday 11 June 2013, 10.00 am & 12.00 noon
Tuesday 30 July 2013, 12.00 noon & 2.15pm
Friday 30 August 2013, 12.00 noon & 2.15pm
Monday 23 September 2013, 12 noon & 2.15pm
Monday 21 October 2013, 12 noon & 21.5pm

By ‘unlocking’ the doors, lids and covers of objects, this specially developed tour offers visitors the opportunity to see hidden aspects and interior details of items in Fairhall.

NEW Walk & Talk’ with the guest curator
Thursday 4 July 2013, 2.15pm
Friday 18 October 2013, 12.00pm

Join guest curator, artist Rosslynd Piggott, as she discusses Murmur (mûr’ m r) her interpretation of Fairhall, the house-museum

Tales Of Christmas Treasures | Christmas at The Johnston Collection 2013
Thursday 7 November 2013 – Wednesday 26 February 2014

In 2013 artists and makers from theMornington Pennisula region will come together to create a spectacular new arrangement for Christmas at The Johnston Collection 2013. See the wonderful richness and tradition involving numerous artists and craftspeople including The Embroiderers Guild, Victoria (Mornington Peninsula and Flinders Country Group), Australasian Porcelain Art Teachers (Vic), The Bead Society of Victoria, The Bond Family, Cake Decorators Association of Victoria (Frankston), Decoupage Guild of Australia Inc, Embroidery Essentials, Felicity Northeast Millinery, Mornington Peninsula Artisans, Mornington Peninsula Patchworkers Inc, Point Nepean Patchworkers & Quilters Inc, Upper Deck Quilting and independent artists.

Christmas comes spectacularly to life in Fairhall with superb
creations, not just decorations, from the Mornington Peninsula
region based on the life and collection of William Johnston
and the story of Christmas. This tour is not to be missed.

artist unknown, Patna style or Calcutta style, India ‘a childs bearer’ (detail from ‘Eight Servants’,from a series of eight company paintings), after 1830, The Johnston Collection (A0955.4-1989)

Visitor Information:

Weekday Tour Times:

10:00 | 12:00 | 14:15

After Hours Tours:

Second Saturday at 10:00 and 12:00
Third Thursday at 19:00

Weekday Tour Cost (March 2013 - October 2013):

Adult $25.00
Concession $23.00
Group Rate $21.00 per person group of 8 or more (max 22)
After Hours $32.00

Individual and group bookings available. Please note when booking a group online, enter the number of people in the Adult field and the Group Rate will be automatically calculated.

Christmas at The Johnston Collection (7 November 2013 – 28 February 2014)

Adult $27.00
Concession $25.00
Group Rate $23.00 per person group of 8 or more (max 22)
After Hours $35.00

All bookings made on-line will be FREE until 28 February 2013.
An online booking fee of $3.50 will apply from 1 March 2013

For all telephone bookings an administration and booking fee of $7.00 per transaction applies (increased to $8.00 from 1 March 2013)
Current members of The Friends of The Johnston Collection can phone and book for FREE.

Telephone bookings 03 9416 2515

Organisation and Club Bookings Policy

Telephone us on 03 9416 2515 for more information or download a copy of our policy here:

Organisation_and_Club_Bookings.pdf

Double Programme

The Johnston Collection’s Double Programme comprises the Gallery Exhibition ‘Walk & Talk’, light lunch followed by a house tour of Fairhall. Individual and group bookings are available.

Individuals
For individuals wanting to book into our Double Programme, the following dates are currently available:

Tuesday 20 March 2012, Thursday 19 April 2012
Monday 21 May 2012, Tuesday 12 June 2012

Groups
To book the Double Programme on a date of your choice, a minimum group booking of four is preferred. Please telephone 03 9416 2515 to make a group booking (telephone booking fees will not apply).

Adults: $55.00 Concession & group rates do not apply

Visiting The Johnston Collection

The Johnston Collection is the legacy of William Johnston, an antique dealer and collector. He left his estate to the people of Victoria for their education and enjoyment. The collection ranges from the 17th to the 19th century and has great strengths in Georgian, Regency and Louis XV furniture, Empire and decorative arts.

To protect the privacy and parking rights of Mr Johnston's residential neighbours, we are not permitted by our planning permit to publish the address of the museum.

On the day of the appointed visit, visitors will be collected from the foyer of the Hilton on the Park Hotel (Wellington Parade, near the Fitzroy Gardens). Visitors are brought to the Johnston Collection in a courtesy bus operated by our staff. This arrangement is due to planning permit stipulations and adds a little intrigue to your visit that we know you will enjoy.

All tickets are prepaid and tea/coffee and shortbread are served to guests on arrival. From the time of collection to the time of return to the Hilton on the Park your tour will take approximately one and a half hours.

We allow a maximum of 22 people on guided tours.

Disabled Access

Wheelchair access to Fairhall is limited. There are 3 steps to the entrance and 19 steps which must be ascended in order to reach the first floor. Disabled car parking is not available. Please make us aware of the special needs of any member of your group in advance of your arrival so that we can offer every assistance.

Please ring 03 9416 2515 for more information.

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